aperient
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After male-fern capsules it is quite unnecessary to give any aperient.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams
Given in doses of half an ounce of the powdered bark, it acts as an aperient, and is good wherever an aperient is indicated.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
By combining castile soap with butternut, blackroot, golden seal, or balmony, a good aperient is produced, which will generally operate on the bowels in a few hours.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
He always said he knew nothing that cheered him up so, and was such a good aperient, as brush and comb.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
A simple aperient of linseed oil may be given in cases of stricture or intussusception of the bowels.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by George Dadd
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